kvazaar ☆

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Description:
Ultravideo HEVC encoder

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: video encoding hevc multimedia h265

Install: brew install kvazaar

About:
Kvazaar is a high-performance, open-source HEVC (H.265) encoder designed for efficiency and speed. It provides a command-line interface and library for encoding raw video sequences into the modern HEVC format. Its main value proposition is delivering excellent compression efficiency and speed, making it suitable for both research and practical encoding tasks.

Key Features:

High-efficiency HEVC/H.265 encoding
Optimized for speed with multi-threading support
Configurable via command-line interface
Can be used as a library for integration into other applications

Use Cases:

Encoding raw video files to HEVC for storage or distribution
Video processing pipelines and automation scripts
Research and development in video compression technologies

Alternatives:

x265 – x265 is another popular HEVC encoder, often considered a standard, while Kvazaar is known for its speed and efficiency trade-offs.
ffmpeg – FFmpeg is a comprehensive multimedia framework that can use various encoders, including Kvazaar, via libavcodec.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 17, 2025 11:07am		0	VERSION_BUMP	78865d14
Sep 14, 2024 12:41pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	8be92558